During an earlier proceeding, Barbier heard from six experts who presented varying estimates of the size of the spill, ranging from as little as 2.4 million barrels to as many as 6 million barrels (see table below).
Estimates of how much oil was spilled range from a few thousand to over 250,000 barrels.
Since the Exxon Valdez, the United States has experienced at least two-dozen major oil spills, ranging from a few hundred to millions of gallons.
Exposure duration values selected in previous oil spill assessments range from 2 years (e.g., New Carissa, Oregon, 1999) to 10 years (Exxon Valdez, Alaska, 1989).
Penalties under the Clean Water Act are based on the number of barrels deemed spilled, and range from $1,100 to $4,300 a barrel, depending on the extent to which the leak is the result of negligence.
Before Monday's announcement, federal scientific teams had estimated the spill in a range from 35,000 to 60,000 barrels a day.
Ireland escaped this time but Given, so unusually uncertain at Euro 2012, quickly spilled a long range Cassano strike and the Azzurri seized on the error.
Resolute and majestic mountain ranges spill out across the viewer's eyesight, filling the screen with awe-inspiring visuals.
The online environmental community is abuzz with reports of all kinds about the coal ash sludge spill in Tennessee, ranging from first-hand accounts to health concerns to worries about coal in general.
